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In the second part of the text on the law.pl portal, about the bad Polish draft transposition of Directive 2019/790 on equitable remuneration, Prof. Ryszard Markiewicz confronts the special privileging of creators of streaming works on the Internet with their full “oblivion” in the rest. “5 minutes about IPR” is a joint initiative of Markiewicz & Sroczynski GP and Wolters Kluwer Polska, entirely devoted to issues related to intellectual property law (i.e.: copyright, industrial property and combating unfair competition). The “5 minutes about IPR” texts will appear at least twice a month. The premise here is to take you 5 minutes to pay attention to something we are passionate about and you will be interested in. The articles will therefore be short, clear and, if possible, also “illustrated”. We would like “5 Minutes on IPR” to become a source of knowledge about important changes and rulings, an inspiration for discussion, and a source of new, including controversial, interpretive ideas. Above all, however, we hope that it will be simply interesting. Publicly available excerpt from the article: https://www.prawo.pl/biznes/wynagrodzenia-tworcow-audiwizualnych,519425.html?fbclid=IwAR00nzopFT0-xl8KF7m73G1pDASoSRorJBjbizzaWPJiyYIWllrDKV-mY2s

In today’s issue of Rzeczpospolita, Dr. Michal Markiewicz points out the problem of distributing works on the Internet, in particular focusing on the controversial case law of the EU Court of Justice on linking. What are the dangers of “sharing” content on social networks? We invite you to read the latest text. Publicly available excerpt from the article: https://www.rp.pl/biznes/art37947551-linkowanie-czy-przedsiebiorca-jest-bezpieczny-w-internecie?fbclid=IwAR3vKE4JZ9dWsOCDgFmzHGAZmPVdJ3Il1XweMBEIXYgERwqETirtrykIq7Y

In today’s Rzeczpospolita, Dr. Michal Markiewicz writes about the importance of the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the General Court (General Court) for the application of law, particularly domestic law. We invite you to read it. Publicly available excerpt from the article: https://archiwum.rp.pl/artykul/1490538-Unijne-prawo-i-jego-wplyw-na-krajowe-rozstrzygniecia.html?fbclid=IwAR2b3bwAVFK1ctTSMAY_hodmfley_6NNZcdcsJB0u3kf8molkZagiKGWFkA

Dr. Michal Markiewicz in a recent article in Rzeczpospolita: “I was also tempted to discuss ChatGPT. Will it replace lawyers? Probably not yet, but with some of his observations I agree. 😉” In addition to the above observation, we present the current state of the law in relation to the legal and copyright status of generated content – but the question remains open: “what awaits us in the future”? Publicly available excerpt from the article: https://archiwum.rp.pl/artykul/1493962-AI-a-prawo-autorskie.html?fbclid=IwAR0wTABF-cdbG-jjg2EqUr2Y4pYC96RRjCjs30Ja4687JAlYVRoq51i_RZU

This time in Rzeczpospolita, Dr. Michal Markiewicz presents the issue of cumulation of IP protection from the perspective of a single product, the protection of which entrepreneurs can expand by obtaining multiple rights whose “direction” of protection differs. Thus, we can, among other things, protect specific details of a design or the overall impression it creates, protect against the risk of association by the average viewer, or the use of a new technical achievement. In the text, Dr. Markiewicz writes why it is worthwhile to seek additional protection of an important project for the entrepreneur. He also points out the systemic dangers of failing to standardize exceptions and limitations to exclusive rights – an example of which is the recent and widely commented ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU in the Audi C-344/22 case. Publicly available excerpt from the article: https://archiwum.rp.pl/artykul/1495531-Znak-towarowy-a-prawo-autorskie.html?fbclid=IwAR2ZCVRjBU3NbbDrv38xfqkZnwgqCfZmM7OHtZKLjQTpCAhxilaacQcANPk

In a recent article in Rzeczpospolita, Dr. Michal Markiewicz returns to the topic of his doctoral dissertation – “Management of a joint right, this time writing about the commonality of trademark rights in the context of a license agreement – more specifically, what law determines the rules of management of a European Union trademark right, what problems are associated with management of a joint right in the context of contracting with third parties, and how to avoid at least some of these problems. Publicly available excerpt from the article: https://archiwum.rp.pl/artykul/1496438-Wspolnosc-prawa-do-znaku-towarowego-a-licencja.html?fbclid=IwAR3O-NXDbkvGWoYhu9XPQ6FFaoM54q6I3kWG-cCRBDWF4wSdqI_Iby5WI1c

This time in Rzeczpospolita Dr. Michal Markiewicz writes a few words about the legal and copyright protection of computer games. In particular, he draws attention to its peculiarity consisting in different regulation of the computer program and other elements of the game. Full text available to Rzeczpospolita subscribers: https://www.rp.pl/biznes/art38686651-gra-komputerowa-a-prawa-autorskie?fbclid=IwAR1IPmVqcj_1OvoNsQH6WwFFVGImlGyszTpriVGJQM-d0fLdED14qwzBvhg>